1996-97 Chelsea FC Statistics
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 16-11-11 - 59 points
Finishing 6th in the EPL
Location: Fulham, England
1996-97 Chelsea FC RosterEngland, Level I
Team Record: 16-11-11 - 59 points
Finishing 6th in the EPL
Location: Fulham, England
Chelsea FC of the Premier League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 16 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses for 59 points finishing sixth in the EPL.
The team netted 58 goals and yielded 55. Gianluca Vialli scored 9 goals for the team, while Gianfranco Zola, Frank Leboeuf, Mark Hughes and Roberto Di Matteo each contributed five or more also. Gianfranco Zola recorded 9 assists. Kevin Hitchcock topped the squad with 7 wins and a team-best 1.5 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianfranco Zola | F | 23 | 22 | 1967 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.6 | |
| Gianluca Vialli | F | 28 | 23 | 2110 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 32.1 | |
| Mark Hughes | F | 35 | 32 | 2871 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 25.0 | |
| Roberto Di Matteo | M | 34 | 33 | 2900 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24.1 | |
| Dan Petrescu | 34 | 34 | 2967 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 | ||
| Frank Leboeuf | 26 | 26 | 2279 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 42.9 | ||
| Scott Minto | D | 25 | 24 | 2004 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40.0 | |
| Dennis Wise | 31 | 27 | 2347 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | ||
| Craig Burley | 31 | 26 | 2308 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | ||
| Paul Hughes | 12 | 8 | 697 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | ||
| Andrew Myers | 18 | 15 | 1412 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| Michael Duberry | D | 15 | 13 | 1246 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| David Lee | 1 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ruud Gullit | M | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frank Sinclair | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Spencer | 4 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Danny Granville | 5 | 3 | 321 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Newton | 15 | 13 | 1226 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Erland Johnsen | 18 | 14 | 1210 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Steve Clarke | D | 31 | 31 | 2758 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Sheerin | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Neil Clement | 1 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Colgan | G | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Phelan | 3 | 1 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Craig Forrest | G | 3 | 2 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Parker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dmitriy Kharin | G | 5 | 5 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Nicholls | 8 | 3 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Kevin Hitchcock | G | 12 | 10 | 1001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jody Morris | M | 12 | 6 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Frode Grodås | G | 21 | 20 | 1717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 487 | 418 | 35324 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 27.8 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hitchcock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frode Grodås | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dmitriy Kharin | 5 | 5 | 450 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.59 | 15 | 12 | .800 |
| Craig Forrest | 3 | 2 | 235 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Colgan | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.95 | 8 | 5 | .625 |
| Totals | 42 | 38 | 3807:25 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 202 | 146 | .723 |
